Where does “lohenpoikanen” come from?

lohenpoikanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish poikanen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

lohenpoikanen (Finnish): salmon fry, young salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon fry, young salmon

Ancestry of “lohenpoikanen”, step by step

lohenpoikanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poikanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpoikanenDiminutive of poika; little boy; young
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →